The standard withholdingrate for federal taxes on severance pay is 25 percent. The employer may choose to use the aggregate method. Using the aggregate method, the employer would add the supplemental wages to regular wages and calculate the total amount as regular wages.

The standard withholding rate for California state taxes is 6 percent.

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